diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5b2d1fa1f0bd692e78da27197bd901d505f0c0fa..c29bb96fdfc8e462b7682fa2ee50f713245bfef4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2043,13 +2043,10 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 
 
-
-
-
-if test "`cd $srcdir && pwd`" != "`pwd`" 
-then :
-  as_fn_error $? "source directory already configured; run \"make distclean\" there first" "$LINENO" 5
-fi
+##if test "`cd $srcdir && pwd`" != "`pwd`" 
+##then :
+##  as_fn_error $? "source directory already configured; run \"make distclean\" there first" "$LINENO" 5
+##fi
 
 ac_ext=${ac_fc_srcext-f}
 ac_compile='$FC -c $FCFLAGS $ac_fcflags_srcext conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f46965dbd9c5ddb0982be578403517f846f7324d..b2f29a181e490c84777357efc8c79c31d5e65150 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([code/src/hd_driver.f90])
 dnl Make sure all required m4 files are in place:
 m4_pattern_forbid([^(A[SC]X|PKG)_])dnl
 
-AS_IF([test "`cd $srcdir && pwd`" != "`pwd`"],
-  [AC_MSG_ERROR([source directory already configured; dnl
-run "make distclean" there first])])
-
 AC_PROG_FC
 AC_LANG([Fortran])
 ACX_FC_PP_SRCEXT([f90])